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- Structures Used for resource extraction Other structures
- Places
- In the arts Music Other uses in the arts
- In science and technology
- Other uses
- See also
{{wiktionary|Well|well}}A well is an artificial excavation, hole or structure for the purpose of withdrawing an underground resource, usually water Well may also refer to: {{tocright}}StructuresUsed for resource extraction- Castle well, providing a protected source of drinking water
- Salt well, or brine well, used to mine salt
- Well drainage of agricultural land by pumped wells
- Oil well, a hole drilled through the Earth's surface for the purpose of extracting petroleum oil
Other structures- Air well (condenser), a structure or device designed to promote the condensation of atmospheric moisture
- Clootie well, a place of pilgrimage in Celtic areas
- Holy well, often pagan sacred sites that were later Christianized
- Jacob's Well, of religious significance in the West Bank
- Lightwell, in architecture, an unroofed space designed to allow sunlight to reach interior areas
- Wishing well, a term from European folklore
Places- Well, Lincolnshire, a village in England
- Well, Netherlands, a village in the Netherlands
In the artsMusic- Well..., 1994 album by Katey Sagal
- ...Well?, 1991 album by Swell
- "Well", song by Little Richard from his 1967 album The Explosive Little Richard
- "Well", song by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band from their 1969 album Trout Mask Replica
- "Well...," song by Frankie Goes to Hollywood from their 1984 album Welcome to the Pleasuredome
- "Well", song by The Olympics
Other uses in the arts- Well (play), 2004 play by Lisa Kron
- Well (film), 2016 Hungarian film
In science and technology- Gravity well or gravitational, a conceptual model of the gravitational field surrounding a body in space
- Potential well, a concept used in physics related to kinetic energy
- Quantum well, a potential well with only discrete energy values
- A single well of a microtiter plate, used in chemistry and biochemistry
- The condition of having a high level of well-being or health.
Other uses- The WELL, originally Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, a virtual community
- "The Well", a nickname for the Scottish football team Motherwell F.C.
- The well of the court, part of the courtroom in some countries
- Well drink, a name for a type of alcoholic beverage
- Well Pharmacy, a British pharmacy chain.
- "Well,..." a catchphrase often used by former U.S. President Ronald Reagan
See also- WELL (disambiguation)
- Wells (disambiguation)
- The Well (disambiguation)
- Wellness (disambiguation)
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